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About Me

Christie believes in the distribution of wealth, free and fair elections, renewable energy, epic novels and the brilliance of Bob Dylan. She won the 2004 West Coast Songwriter Competition (Americana category) for Flood Gates, was a Finalist in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition for River Stone, and appears on several compilations with her sultry jazz tune Nothing Moves Me - including the Sharper Imageâ€™s Sirens of Song (along with Norah Jones and Diana Krall), Targetâ€™s Cocktail Hour, and Wells Fargoâ€™s Women Trailblazers. She's an irreverent, spontaneous performer and has released 4 CDs: Winter (2006), Everyday Real (2003), The Fantasy Sessions (2000), and Serendipity (1998). Originally from Los Angeles, the talented daughter of famed LA Daily News columnist Dennis McCarthy has somehow evaded the eye of the music industry, but that's okay because she likes doing things her own way. Christie lives in the Bay Area and spends her time writing songs, taking to the stage with her guitar, and working to promote solar energy.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/26/2006
Band Website: christiemccarthy.com
Band Members: The Starting Five features Jeremy Steinkoler on drums, Aaron Germain on bass, Jeff Massanari on guitar, Greg Sankovich on piano and Patty Espeseth on cello and backing vocals.
Influences: The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Buddy Holly, The Who, Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Cat Stevens, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash
Sounds Like: Herself. Oh, alright, try Neil Young meets Tracy Chapman.
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Kathy Griffin

Kathy is one of my favorite comedians. While I was watching the D List last month, I thought, "someone should write a song about her." So I picked up my guitar and wrote it that night. Then I recorded...
Posted by Christie McCarthy on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:33:00 PST

Keith Olbermann

Keith is the man. He's the only one on TV telling the truth about the Bush fiasco in Iraq and all the illegal and/or incompetant mis-steps by this administration. Watch this guy on MSNBC.
Posted by Christie McCarthy on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:39:00 PST

Good Books

I just finished The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It's a great stereotype-buster about boys growing up in Afghanistan before, during and after the invasion of Russia thru the fall of the Taliban, wh...
Posted by Christie McCarthy on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 01:30:00 PST

Political Power Pimps

Even Republicans are coming out against this dictatorial regime, calling George Bush an imposter (I borrow the term from Bruce Bartlett, who served under Reagan and Bush Sr and who just released a boo...
Posted by Christie McCarthy on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 08:52:00 PST